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Thursday, 28 January 2016

Madame K's Vegetarian

Whether it be fried, cheesy or stuffed full with cream, there is something about eating vegetarian food which makes me feel wholesome. Madame K's Vegetarian café is no exception, serving up not only vegetarian cuisine, but healthy (but still hearty) cuisine at that!

The original plan was to head to Yong's Green Food on Brunswick Street in Fitzroy. But unfortunately, due to a horrific fire next door, Yong's was temporarily closed. So off we trotted across the road to try Madame K's Vegetarian café for the first time.

Offering Asian inspired fare, the menu consists of items such as wheat protein duck and mushroom made lamb. Now, I had never tried fake meat before, so I approached a few of my meals with quite some trepidation.

The BBQ wheat protein chicken which accompanied the pawpaw salad and sticky rice ($21.50) was actually quite nice and had a similar texture (and indeed flavour) to that of tofu.

However, the "mushroom lamb" in the Lamb Madras Curry ($16.90) was not such a hit, having a chewy, almost grisly, texture.

The dish of the night for me was the roti bread with peanut sauce ($6.00) - simple, but delicious. The chive dumplings ($6.90) were also up there as a favourite.

The betal leaves ($9.00) were my dining companion's favourite, but the raw onion was a bit too much for me and I wouldn't recommend this dish if you are going home to a hot date.

Unfortunately we were too full to try any of the deserts but, as a word of recommendation, I would highly advise saving room for one of their scrumptious treats as the desert menu did look incredible!

Food: 3/5
Décor: 2.5/5
Service: 4/5Total: 9.5/15
Verdict: Like - get around to trying it at some point.

I once had a colleague tell me that every new place I tried was "my new fave”. While there may be a skerrick of truth to her statement, I blame it on living in Melbourne – one of the best food destinations of the world.

That being said, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned from a substandard feed - no one deserves to waste their calories on anything but mind-blowing, tongue tingling taste sensations.

Hence came the blog - a platform to explore the sensational, mediocre and life changing meals that Melbourne has to offer.